Well over 500 enthusiastic Democrats from around the state converged on Little Rock to elect Arkansas’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention. The record-size crowd met at the Robinson Center at 10 a.m. for the Congressional District Caucus/Special State Convention.

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is proud to announce the leaders of our party who will represent our state in Denver as we work to take back the White House this November.

Arkansas’s delegation consists of 47 delegates and six alternates: 12 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEO), five Pledged PLEOs, 22 Congressional-Level Delegates, eight At-Large Delegates, four District-Level Alternates, and two At-Large Alternates.

The delegation is as follows:

Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials:Mike Beebe, GovernorBlanche Lincoln, U.S. SenatorMark Pryor, U.S. SenatorMarion Berry, U.S. RepresentativeVic Snyder, U.S RepresentativeMike Ross, U.S. RepresentativeBill Gwatney, Democratic Party of Arkansas ChairmanKarla Bradley, Democratic Party of Arkansas First Vice ChairDon Beavers, Democratic National CommitteemanMartha Dixon, Democratic National CommitteewomanLottie Shackelford, Democratic National Committee Vice ChairMark Wilcox, Commissioner of State Lands

Non-voting members of the delegation assigned to standing committeesTerri Hollingsworth, of Pulaski County, Rules CommitteeBenton Smith, of Craighead County, Platform CommitteeSusan Carroll, of Pulaski County, Credentials Committee

Pages to the Democratic National ConventionCraig Stone, of Lawrence CountyMaggie Hobbs, of Faulkner County

The delegate distribution is a result of the presidential preferential primary held on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Delegates and alternates were awarded to candidates based on proportional representation after the candidate reached a 15% threshold. The district level delegates and alternates were awarded based on the election results of their respective Congressional Districts. The at-large and PLEO delegates and alternates were awarded based on the statewide election results.

The Democratic National Convention will be held August 25-28, 2008, in Denver, Colo.

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